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Object Number 47-54-70/2473
Display Title Large dance wand in cork-like wood with incised human figures
Descriptions
Inventory Description Paddle, carved wood, figural designs, flat pointed blade, chipped triangular end
Classification
  • Paddle
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Solomon islands / <State> / Bougainville Island
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 159 x 27.4 x 4.6 cm (62 5/8 x 10 13/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 47-54-70/2473

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